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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024or•bic•u•lar (ôr bik′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj. - like an orb;
circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- Late Latin orbiculāris circular, equivalent. to Latin orbicul(us) small disk (orbi(s) orb + -culus -cule1) + -āris -ar1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
or•bic′u•lar′i•ty, or•bic′u•lar•ness, n. or•bic′u•lar•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: orbicular /ɔːˈbɪkjʊlə/, orbiculate, orbiculated adj - circular or spherical
- (of a leaf or similar flat part) circular or nearly circular
orbicularity /ɔːˌbɪkjʊˈlærɪtɪ/ n orˈbicularly adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024orb /ɔrb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a round object, as a sphere or globe.
or•bic•u•lar /ɔrˈbɪkyəlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024orb (ôrb),USA pronunciation n. - a sphere or globe:a Christmas tree hung with brightly colored orbs.
- the eyeball or eye:He looks with blind orbs on an indifferent world.
- any of the heavenly bodies, as the sun or moon:He lay on the grass, warmed by that orb of day, the sun.
- Heraldrya globe bearing a cross;
the mound or emblem of sovereignty, esp. as part of the regalia of England. - Astrologythe number of degrees from exactness within which an aspect operates.
- a circle or something circular.
- Aerospace[Astron.](formerly) the orbit of a heavenly body.
- the earth.
v.t. - to form into a circle or sphere.
- [Archaic.]to encircle;
enclose. v.i. - to move in an orbit.
- to form into an orb or globe;
round out.
- Latin orbis circle, disk, orb
- 1520–30
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